House Republicans rejected helping the American people and doomed themselves in 2022 by voting against the Biden stimulus. The final vote was 219-212 with two House Democrats voting against the bill. The message that House Republicans are sending is that they were fine with blowing up the national debt for generations with a multi-trillion-dollar tax […] More
The House passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan early Saturday, advancing a pandemic aid package that would provide billions of dollars in relief to help financially-strapped families and businesses, support schools, and bolster COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Democrats pushed past unanimous Republican opposition in the 219 to 212 vote favoring Biden’s first major agenda item. […] More
Democrats have gotten over an important hurdle in Covid-19 relief: The House of Representatives just passed its version of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, sending it off to the Senate. The bill passed around 2 a.m. on Saturday morning, in a 219-212 vote, with every Republican voting no. Democratic Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and […] More
Louisiana has a primary system that differs from most other states; it’s often referred to as a “jungle primary,” or more properly, the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two […] More
In a victory for LGBTQ rights, the House passed the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, on February 24. All House Democrats and three House Republicans — Reps. John Katko (NY), Tom Reed (NY), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA) — joined together to pass the bill, 224-206. […] More
Former President Donald Trump is set to give his first major address since leaving the White House at CPAC this weekend — and people familiar with his plans have leaked what we can expect to hear. According to a report from Fox News, Trump will be offering “a stinging rebuke of the first month of […] More
The new House is the most diverse on record, but with people of color only 27% of the overall membership, the House is still much whiter than the general population, which is nearly 40% people of color. However, those numbers diverge sharply by party, with people of color making up 43% of House Democrats but […] More
This is NOT a Britney Spears story we ever thought we’d cover… The Toxic singer may not be considered by some to be capable enough to handle her own finances and control her own life — but what some may see as irrational behavior may have actually saved her. In its first episode back in over 10 months, […] More
In emotional remarks in support of the Equality Act on Thursday, Ms. Newman said she was fighting to advance the legislation to ensure that people like her daughter, who is transgender, would no longer face discrimination. Ms. Greene responded on Twitter, calling Ms. Newman’s daughter “your biological son” and saying that she did not “belong […] More
House Democrats passed The Equality Act then introduced a bill to ban any future Muslim ban-type presidential actions. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) have reintroduced the NO BAN Act which would prevent immigration discrimination based on religion and limit presidential authority in imposing travel bans. Judiciary Committee Chairman […] More
Ngo’s testimony was indistinguishable from one of his talks promoting his “wildly dishonest” book, in which he depicts “antifa” as an existential threat to America. Primarily, he repeatedly described last summer’s 120 day-long string of protests against police brutality in Portland—none of which he actually attended, but instead relied on others’ reports for his coverage—as […] More
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) humiliated House Republican leadership at their weekly press conference by taking a stand against Trump speaking at CPAC. Video: Q: Do you believe former President Trump should speaking at CPAC?@GOPLeader: “Yes he should.”@RepLizCheney: “That’s up to CPAC….I don’t believe that he should be playing a role in the future of the […] More
